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Showing 54515460 of 44148 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10 July 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 June 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 September 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2003

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results (R)

Article R1112-12

The commission shall decide any questions that may arise, apart from any complaints, from the counting of the ballot papers, shall make any necessary rectifications and shall proclaim the results in p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-12

…ligible to file an application concerning one of the measures covered by the provisions of Article 712-4 as long as a previous application relating to the same measure has not been decided by the comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-12

…of the agency's board of directors. The Regional Prefect and the Chairman of the Board of Directors may be assisted by persons of their choice. The secretariat for the Coordination Committee is provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

…rsuant to decree no. 2006-352 of 20 March 2006 relating to food supplements, these food supplements may be sold by persons other than pharmacists. However, the previous paragraph does not apply to foo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Suspension and termination of the employment contract or training agreement

Article R4733-12

In application of article L. 4733-8, the Labour Inspection inspector mentioned in article L. 8112-1 may propose to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

…giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 225-185 is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 22-10-8, L. 22-10-26…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-12-1

…statutory auditor is exempt from performing the due diligence and reports mentioned in articles L. 223-19, L. 223-27, L. 223-34, L. 223-42, L. 225-40, L. 225-42, L. 225-88, L. 225-90, L. 225-103, L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-12

I.-The studies mentioned in II of Article L. 3512-17 are intended to examine, for each additive, whether it : 1° Contributes to the toxicity or addictive effect of the products in question and whether…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article L421-12

…ve years in the territory of a Member State of the European Union under cover of an identical card, may be issued with a resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" for a period of ten yea…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

…hire, with or without a promise to sell, or any other form of distribution.Persons whose liability may be sought on the basis of articles 1792 à 1792-6 and 1646-1.

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